Day 202 – Horseback Riding

For today’s intention I decided to go horseback riding. Unfortunately, Vinny had to work today. So, it was just me and my mom.

There were different levels to choose from and we chose the 1 ½ hour beach side and trail tour. It was so absolutely beautiful. The weather was warm but the ocean breeze kept us cool and some of the trail was under a massive natural canopy of trees that kept us shaded and happy- it really was quite perfect. We got to trot with the horses, go up and down hills, quite a ways along the beach and even on the roadside for a bit. My horse was named Kid and my moms’ was Ranger.

I thought back to when my Uncle (Heather’s dad) took Heather, her friend Mary and me out to go horseback riding back in 1993. We had so much fun! Us girls were being so silly and having such a great time. This made for a fitting intention today because that really is a great memory of mine that I am very happy to share with this blog and my readers.

Anyhow, after our ride- when I got off Kid I patted him and rubbed his head thanking him for the great ride. I asked the lady to take a picture of me and the horse and right as she was taking it, he turned his head and nuzzled right into me. He actually stayed there almost like he was literally hugging into me- it was so sweet even the lady was impressed. My mom snuggled in to her horse and said her goodbyes too.

With that we were off- on the way out we passed a little ice cream shack on the side of the road called “Nanas Ice Cream Shop” and just had to stop in. We sat outside on the picnic bench and ate our ice cream, recalling the day and planning when to go back again. After that we went to do a little shopping and truly had a real blast spending a couple of hours just drifting around the store, unrushed and picking out outfit after outfit.

We came back home, went down to the Greek Festival still going strong for another Gyro and stuffed grape leaves. We brought it back to the house, made a cocktail and sat on the deck enjoying the rest of the daylight and watching the sunset. When Vinny got home, I made one more trip down to get his Greek dinner and now it’s simply time for some R & R. WOW- this is what weekends are all about!! CHEERS and Happy Saturday!! #HGAL